Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

1,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.60/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 684 lb · 117 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.68/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 768 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.22/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 618 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,547 866 1,868
Feeder cattle 1,441 817 1,788
Slaughter cattle 105 46 80
Replacement cattle 1 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 154.00 $154.00 $339 -16.00
265 265 1 167.00 $167.00 $443 -10.00
300–320 314 4 155.00–168.00 $164.63 $517 +2.63
360–398 386 12 159.00–173.00 $166.75 $644 +2.56
410–425 fancy 415 3 174.00–178.00 $176.63 $733 —
405–445 424 25 154.00–167.00 $160.20 $679 -2.75
453–495 474 32 155.00–168.00 $161.67 $766 +0.49
512–525 value added 516 24 163.50–167.50 $166.87 $861 —
505–545 526 35 147.00–162.00 $154.34 $812 -2.23
550–598 578 49 144.00–159.00 $150.83 $872 -1.09
600–643 618 88 137.00–150.00 $145.22 $897 +3.73
650–695 683 36 130.00–144.00 $137.28 $938 +0.65
700–735 716 22 120.00–131.00 $127.44 $912 -3.85
750–795 765 46 121.00–135.00 $127.16 $973 +0.31
770 value added 770 71 137.90 $137.90 $1,062 +3.49
800–840 812 7 115.00–121.00 $119.41 $970 +5.16
840 value added 840 59 128.50 $128.50 $1,079 —
857 value added 857 24 125.25 $125.25 $1,073 —
875–890 879 9 111.00–120.50 $118.05 $1,038 -1.80
909 value added 909 59 129.90 $129.90 $1,181 —
922–936 930 7 107.50–115.50 $112.88 $1,050 +5.43
950–995 973 2 107.00–111.00 $109.05 $1,061 —
1005–1015 1010 2 105.50–106.00 $105.75 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 107.00 $107.00 $353 —
377–385 380 4 140.00–150.50 $147.75 $561 -5.23
405–445 431 5 140.00–150.00 $144.88 $624 -6.66
453–490 463 6 140.00–143.00 $141.80 $657 -2.52
500–540 522 10 140.00–146.50 $143.22 $748 —
560–595 577 3 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $812 +0.67
610–640 634 5 126.00–134.00 $130.04 $824 +4.04
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 +3.82
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 +10.00
780–785 783 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $904 +3.79
840 840 1 103.00 $103.00 $865 -1.00
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
945 945 1 104.00 $104.00 $983 —
990 990 1 93.00 $93.00 $921 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 150.00–154.00 $152.09 $357 -2.91
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 ±0.00
302–335 310 5 130.00–141.00 $135.15 $419 -6.18
350–390 371 17 130.00–143.50 $139.10 $516 -7.05
400 fancy 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
405–447 431 29 130.00–146.00 $137.74 $594 -5.23
450–497 471 50 130.00–142.00 $136.34 $642 -2.87
505–545 527 47 130.00–145.00 $137.44 $724 -0.73
550–595 576 57 122.00–138.25 $133.37 $768 -2.66
597 value added 597 22 143.50 $143.50 $857 —
600–640 621 18 119.00–134.00 $125.84 $781 -2.44
650–696 675 39 116.00–130.00 $123.39 $833 +2.68
689 value added 689 78 132.70 $132.70 $914 —
700–740 723 36 110.00–122.00 $113.45 $820 -5.84
757 757 4 119.50 $119.50 $905 +0.50
775–786 784 20 101.50–107.50 $102.00 $800 -17.00
815–835 820 8 105.50–111.00 $109.43 $897 +3.17
865 value added 865 23 114.50 $114.50 $990 —
905 905 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $837 —
983 983 6 92.00 $92.00 $904 —
1058 1058 4 88.00 $88.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 124.00–127.00 $125.50 $483 -6.98
405–440 422 5 120.00–125.00 $123.17 $520 -4.54
450–475 461 4 120.00–126.00 $123.21 $568 +2.70
515–542 530 8 120.00–127.00 $122.72 $650 -0.82
555–589 580 18 115.00–120.00 $118.89 $690 -3.14
600–630 620 5 109.00–118.00 $113.80 $706 +4.73
665–695 679 4 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $747 +5.36
720–735 730 3 105.00–107.50 $106.68 $779 -2.82
905–935 920 2 84.00–89.50 $86.71 $798 —
1075 1075 1 91.00 $91.00 $978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 175.00 $175.00 $450 —
300–340 315 5 153.00–164.00 $159.93 $504 -0.07
365–395 377 3 160.00–163.00 $161.05 $607 —
405–415 410 2 150.00–154.00 $152.02 $623 -7.95
450–490 469 13 152.00–161.00 $155.36 $729 +0.36
506–545 522 15 144.00–160.00 $153.59 $802 +4.39
553–565 value added 556 4 151.00 $151.00 $840 —
550–595 564 14 130.00–147.00 $138.51 $781 -6.51
605–645 627 11 127.00–139.50 $134.05 $840 +0.07
655–698 679 8 126.00–131.00 $126.97 $862 +2.96
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +1.00
760–790 778 3 104.00–111.00 $107.63 $837 -7.37
863 863 3 90.00 $90.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 156.00 $156.00 $452 —
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 +20.00
360–380 370 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
446 446 3 147.00 $147.00 $656 —
455–465 459 6 135.00–146.00 $138.34 $635 +18.34
630–640 634 5 110.00 $110.00 $697 -10.00
670 670 1 95.00 $95.00 $636 -26.00
815–835 822 6 90.00–98.00 $92.84 $763 +12.84
870–895 883 2 81.00–84.00 $82.48 $728 -7.52
975 975 1 81.00 $81.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1065 1000 80-85% 2 54.50–56.50 $55.57 $556 —
1025–1650 1202 80-85% 27 63.00–69.00 $66.57 $800 —
1140–1325 1238 80-85% 7 70.50–73.00 $71.26 $882 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $636 —
970–975 972 85-90% 3 61.50–64.50 $63.00 $612 —
915–1045 980 85-90% 2 49.50–52.50 $50.90 $499 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,044 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 70.50 $70.50 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1235 1197 3 83.00–86.00 $84.36 $1,010 —
1190–1950 1612 3 98.00–103.00 $100.26 $1,616 —
1475–1825 1692 5 87.00–95.00 $93.12 $1,576 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 117.50 $117.50 $544 —
918 918 58 97.10 $97.10 $891 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.